STEM fields
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The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields are collectively considered core technological underpinnings of an advanced society. In many forums (including political/governmental and academic) the strength of the STEM workforce is viewed as an indicator of a nation's ability to sustain itself. Maintaining healthy levels of its citizenry well versed in the STEM fields is a key portion of the public education agenda of the United States of America at all levels, and substantial lobbying is underway in Washington, DC to raise awareness of STEM education issues.
In the State of the Union Address on January 31, 2006, United States President George W. Bush announced the American Competitiveness Initiative. This initiative was proposed to address shortfalls in federal government support of educational development and progress in the STEM fields at all academic levels. Details of the initiative called for significant increases in federal fundings levels for advanced R&D programs (including a doubling of federal funding support for advanced research in the physical sciences through DOE) and an increase in U.S. domestic higher education graduates within the STEM disciplines.
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[edit] Commentary and Position Papers
- Letter: STEM Coalition Argues for Federal Support of STEM Education Programs (August 25, 2005)
- STEM Coalition Statement To House & Senate Appriopriators In Support Of STEM Education And NSF Education (May 24, 2005)
- ASME: Position Statements and Model Bill on K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Panel on Educating the Knowledge Workforce: Graduate Education and American Competitiveness by Claudia Mitchell-Kernan (March 9, 2005)
[edit] Articles and Media Coverage
- Press Release: [NC State's Chancellor] Oblinger Joins New National Coalition To Attract STEM Students
- Bulletin (AIP): House Higher Education Bill Would Promote STEM Careers (American Institute of Physics, August 29, 2005)
[edit] Members of the STEM Education Coalition
"The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coalition works to support STEM programs for teachers and students at the U. S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies that offer STEM related programs." [1]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References and external links
- STEM Education Coalition Website
- On Diversity: Standing Our Ground: A Guidebook for STEM Educators in the Post-Michigan Era (AAAS, October 2005)
- On Diversity: Increasing Doctoral Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Fields by Scott A. Bass, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- On Women in STEM Fields: "The Gender Chip Project" A documentary by Helen De Michiel
